The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is notable for implementing significant changes to the U.S. tax code, including making 2017’s individual income tax brackets permanent.
But there are non-tax-related items in the bill that will impact the lives of everyday Americans, affecting travel, women’s health care, immigration, and welfare benefits.
Here are ten major non-tax areas that are addressed in the legislation, which President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4.
Air Traffic Control
The new law provides $12.5 billion to the Transportation Department to institute long-overdue reforms to the nation’s air traffic control system.
That includes $4.75 billion to upgrade copper telecommunication infrastructure to fiber optics, $3 billion for radar systems replacements, $500 million for safety technology to avoid near-misses on runways, and $100 million for advanced training technology for air traffic controllers….